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Page 408
... manner , " that manner which never sinks to the colloquial nor rises to eloquence born of indignation or high enthusiasm . This manner was generated by an attitude of tolerance towards the weaknesses of the age . There is not the ...
... manner , " that manner which never sinks to the colloquial nor rises to eloquence born of indignation or high enthusiasm . This manner was generated by an attitude of tolerance towards the weaknesses of the age . There is not the ...
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... manner of writing into English prose , a manner that electrified its readers , but which he himself scornfully condemned when he grew more mature ; and yet a manner that he never wholly lost , at least when his purple singing robes were ...
... manner of writing into English prose , a manner that electrified its readers , but which he himself scornfully condemned when he grew more mature ; and yet a manner that he never wholly lost , at least when his purple singing robes were ...
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... manner , the manner of Burns has spring , bounding swiftness . Burns is by far the greater force , though he has perhaps less charm . The world of Chaucer is fairer , richer , more significant than that of Burns ; but when the largeness ...
... manner , the manner of Burns has spring , bounding swiftness . Burns is by far the greater force , though he has perhaps less charm . The world of Chaucer is fairer , richer , more significant than that of Burns ; but when the largeness ...
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Beowulf omitting XXVIIXLIII Wil | 48 |
The Popular Ballad | 55 |
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